Autographic register



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June 26, 1934. L. JENSEN AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Nov. 14, 1952 Patented June 26, 1934 l AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Louis Jensen, Chicago, Ill., assigner to United Autographic Register Co., Chicago, Ill., a corporation of Illinois f Application November 14, 1932, Serial No. 642,643

19 Claims. (ci. 282-21) This invention relates particularly to auto- 'Ihe rear door A3 is hinged at 19 to the side walls graphic registers and to improved mechanism for f the casing. The door is provided with a rigidengaging-and advancing continuous-form staly connected guide bar 20 which supports the tionery over the platen of the machine after a set strips 14a near the .guide roll 16.

of forms have been filled in. The skeleton cover B has a cut-out portion 21 00 The primary object of the invention is to prowhich exposes stationery led over the platen A2. vide a simple but improved register of the hand The cover is provided with a downwardly expull-out type having register-pins which engage tending flange 22 which is pivoted to the side perforations in the stationery and are withdrawn walls 17 by means of screws 23 and swings down lo from the perforations and returned to strip enover the casing of the machine. The rear por- G5 gaging position after the strips have been adtion of the flange is provided with a forwardly vanced'to a position where their ends may be projecting boss 22a Whichis adapted to engage grasped by hand. a recess 24 in the door A3 and yieldingly hold the The invention is illustrated in the preferred rear end ofthe cover -in position. A projection embodiment in the accompanying drawings, in 22b is provided to facilitate raising the cover. 7c Which- The tear-off bar B' may be formed by turning Fig. 1 is a perspective -view of a register ema portion of the metal from the opening 21 forbodying the invention; Fig. 2, a longitudinal secwardly to form a double thickness. The front tional view taken as indicated at lline 2 of Fig. 4; end, preferably, is sharpened as indicated at 25 Fig. 3, a broken sectional view similar to Fig. 2, to form a tear-off edge. Also, the lower thick- 75 showingthe register-pins in advanced position; ness of the blade is provided Awith slots 26, to Fig. 4, a sectional view taken as indicated at line register with the slots 181 1 through which the 4 4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a broken longitudinal secregister-pins may project. tional view of'a modied form of feed device; A multiple carbon roll 30 is supported.. in a,

Fig. 6, a broken elevational view 0f the same; canister 31 which is attached to! one of the side S0- Fig. 7, a broken plan view showing one corner 0f Walls 17 and is provided with a door 31a. Carbon lthe register illustre/Ced in Figsand 6; Fig. 8, a strips 30a may be drawn from the canister around broken -longitudinal sectional view of another the edge of the door 31e and over the platen modification; Fig. 9, a sectional view similar to A2y interleaved with the. Stationery Strips 14a,

Fig- 8, Showing the pins in advanced DOsitOn; The anges 22 of the cover member help to clamp S5 Fig, 10, a broken sectional View taken as indicated the carbon strips in position, Near the rear of at line 10 of Fig. 8; and Fig. 11. abroken longitudithe plateny carbon protecting aprons 32 may be' nel Sectional .VeW Showing Still another mOdsupported in interleaved relation with the strips CatiOn- 14EL and are adapted to overlie and underlie the x In the Preferred embodiment 0f the nVeniOn edge portions of the carbon strips so as to pre- 90 A designates e Casing hel/ing a bottom Wall A', vent their being torn when the stationery is ada, platen-forming tOD Wall A2, and a real.' Wall A3 Vanced The aprons magy be supported in any serving as a door to the supply compartment thus suitable manner such as by nat metal strips 33 formed; B, a skeleton cover provided at its front which project beyond the edges of the station- 4o end with atear-Off bar B: C, presser-mechanism: ery strips and neat between said strips. A Aleef 95 and' D' initial feed-mechanism spring 34 is attached to the cover B by means The Casing A may be 0f any sllteble'eonstlllcof a rivet 34a and presses the interleaved station, and is shown with a front wall 12 attached to tienery down against the platen the bottom wall A' by means ofscrews 12a. A In order to press the strips 14e together at from abutment member .13 and a Teer abutment the front of the machine during the manual 100 member l5 are also attached to the bottom wall Withdrawal ef the stationery the presser device A' and serve to hold a packet of stationery 14 in C is provided, which comprises en upper presser position in the casing. A guide roll 16 is jourreu 35 which is jour-naled in 9, housing member naled in side walls 1'7 of the casing and serves to 37 which is rigidly attached to the bar B'; and

direct stationery strips 14a from thepacket 14 to a lower presser ro11.38 which is journaled in a 105 the Dletenbf the meehines bifurcated arm 39 carried by a rock shaft 40 The top wall A2, or platen, is'rigidly connected which is journaled in the side walls of the casto the side wall'l'l and its front end portion ing. A coil spring 41 urges the roll to its upper- 18 is curved downwardly and provided with slots most position. 'Ihe platen A? is provided with 5 18s through which register-pins may project. a slot 42 which permits ,the roll 38 to engage and 110 .a cam-member 53.

press the stationery against the companion roll 36.

No invention is claimed herein for the use of presser-rolls, which are the invention of Louis Barker, and shown in his co-pending application, Serial No. 635,427, filed September 29, 1932. Applicant, however, has invented the present mechanism for retracting the lower presser roll 38 while the stationery is being advanced by movement vof the register-pins.

The initial feed mechanism D includes a rock shaft 45, journaled in the side walls of the casing and is provided with an integrallyformed actuating arm and register-pin supporting arms 45h. A spring 45c on the shaft 45 tends to rock the arm rearwardly and the swing of arm.45a is limited by a front stop 17a and a rear stop' 17b xedly mounted on the sidewall of the casing. A pair of register-pins 47 are tele.

scopically mounted on the arms.45b and are projected upwardly by means of compression springs 48. A pin-retracting rock-shaft 50 is provided with rearwardly extending arms 50a which are adapted to bear againstthe curved portion 18 of the platen A2 and engage flanges 47a provided on the register-pins. 'Ihe arms 50a are urged downwardly by means of a coil spring 51. The rock shaft 5D has an actuating arm 50b which is normally held in its upper position by means o f a trigger member 52 which is pivoted to the side wall of the casing at 52a and is urged forwardly by means of a spring 52D. The rock shaft 45 is provided on the inside of the casing with The' upper portion of the cam 53b is designed to engage the arm 50b and raise it to its uppermost position, while the pins 47 are permitted to return to their normal strip engaging position. The arm 50b is held in the upper position, by means of the trigger-member, until the pins are rocked to their extreme forward position, at which time the butt portion of the cam 53c will engage the trigger-member and cause the release of the arm 50h. It will be understood that this action will cause the arms 50* to-sweep the pins 47 from the perforations in the stationery. Thecam 53 is further provided with a stub-shaft 54 which may project through a slot 55 in'the side wall of the casing, and is equipped on the outside of the casing with a roller ,56 which is adapted to engage an operating arm 40a and cause the lower presser-roller 38 to be depressed when the register-pinshaft 45 is rocked forwardly.

In operation, feed is initiated by rocking the shaft 45forwardly.. 'I'he pins draw the paper from under the tear-off blade B' until they are swept from engagement with the vstationery by the arms 50i, whereupon they will be permitted to swing back and bear against the lower side of. the paper until they encounter the next set of register perforations in the strips which may be drawn forwardly by hand. At the same time the shaft 45 is rocked forwardly the lower presser-roll is depressed through the action of roller 56 on the arm 40.

In the modification-shown inFigs. 5-7 continuous-form stationery stripsv are drawn over a platen 60, which is equipped at its front end with longitudinal slots 6 0", and are engaged by yieldingly urged register-pins which are disposed beneath a stationary tear-'off bar 61 which is equipped at its lower side with slots 61. A rock-shalt62 is journaled in the side walls of the casing of the machine and is provided with a pair of arms 62in which a register-pin supporting rock-shaft 63 is journaled. The shaft 63 extends through a slot 64l in the side wall of the casing and is provided with an operating arm 63B. The shaft 63 is further provided with an arm 63b (shown dotted) to which is attached a tension spring 65 which urges the shaft 63 upwardly and the arm ,63B rearwardlyagainst a stop on the outside of the casing. The/shaft 63 is further provided with register-pin supporting arms '63 upon which are telescopically mounted the register pins 66. The sleeve portion of the pins 66 is provided with a slot 66a which is engaged by a pin 63d on the arm 63s, to permit limited movement between the members. The pin-members are further provided with a flange portion 66|@l which limits the projection of the pins through slots 60a. Compression springs 67 urge the register-pins to their extended position. Referring to Figs. 6 and 7, it will be seen that the casing is equipped near its upper front corner with a xed cam-member- 68 having a projection 688L disposed in the path of a stud.69 which is fixedly mounted on the arm 63B. The member '68 is recessed at 68b so that the stud 69 can make acyclic movement around projection 68a. 'I'he member is further provided with a rear stop 68C and a front stop 68i so that the movement of the arm 63a is entirely limited by the member 68 and the slot 64 in the side wall of the casing.

In operation, after a set of forms have been filled in the shaft 63 is rocked forwardly, so

as to advance the stationery strips from under the tear-off bar 61, until the arm engages the stop 68d, whereupon the entire rock shaft 63 is moved downwardly bodily in the slot 64 and the pins are rocked back to strip engaging pOSition. It will be seen that the member 68a prevents withdrawal of the register-pins during this forward movement and serves also to hold the pins in retracted position while being rocked back to strip engaging position. The spring 65 is so arranged as to urge the shaft 63 to its uppermost position in the slot 64 and also to rock the pins to the normal strip engaging position shown in Fig. 5.

Another modification is shown in Figs. 810

wherein the stationery strips are drawn over a platen 70, having longitudinal slots 70, and under a tear-off bar 71. In this form a rock shaft. 72 equipped with an actuating arm 72* is providedwith a U-shaped member73 rwhich is urged rearwardly by means of a tensionlspring 74. A'pair of register pins 75 are supported on the member 73 by means of leaf-springs75. A cross barI 76 is attached to the front portion of the springsa and extends across the inside of the casing to engagement with ratchet-members 78 which are fixedly mounted on the side walls of the casing. The bar is equipped with teeth 76a which are adapted to engage the ratchets 78 and prevent rearward movement thereon. A tension spring 79 is attached to the bar 76 and is so positioned as to be slack, when the pins are in the position shown in Fig. 8, so that the leafsprings 75l will project the pins 75 upward to strip engaging position.

It will be understood that when the pins are moved forwardly .by manual operation of the arm 72s, the bar 76 will ride on the ratchets 78 until the pins reach their foremost position. During this movement the spring 79 is placed under increasing tension and when the bar 76 reaches a position beyond the ratchets the spring will have suiiicient strength to retract the pins from strip engagement. Upon the return stroke the bar 76 will ride on the lower side of the ratchet members 78, to normal strip engaging position.

The mechanism illustrated in Fig. 11 is similar to that in Figs. 8-10 and similar reference numbers are used, except for a leaf-spring 80 which is employed instead of the tension-spring 79 shown in the other figures. The spring 80 may be attached to the front wall of the casing by means of a rivet 80a and its rear end portion is free to bear against the lower side of the platen. When the pins are advanced the spring 80 will be bowed upwardly and after the bar has passed the ratchet-pieces the spring will force the pins from engagement with the stationery by pressing the cross bar beneath the ratchet.

In each of the illustrated constructions, means for actuating the pin-carrying rock-shaft and controlling the retraction of the pins are pro.- vided, such means including an actuating-arm carried by one end of the rock-shaft. Thus, an extremely simple mechanism will serve the purpose, although' such mechanism may involve various embodiments.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible, in View of the prior art.

What I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. In an autographic register: a casing; a platen mounted on said casing over which stationery-strips provided with register-perforations may be drawn from the rear, said platen being provided near its front end with slots; a tear-off blade mounted above said platen and having slots registering with the slots in said platen; a rock-shaft extending across the front portion of said casing and having an actuating arm outside of the casing; register-pins mounted on saidrock-shaft and yieldingly urged through the slots in said platen and tear-off blade to engage the perforations in said stationery; and guide means adapted to hold the pins retracted from the stationery-strips while said shaft is rocked rearwardly.

2. In an autographic register: a platen having near its front end register-pin openings; and an initial-feed device comprising a rock-shaft vequipped with an operating handle and registerpins yieldingly urged through said openings and adapted to move forwardly therein, and means for abruptly retracting said pins near the front end portion of the working stroke of said shaft and for holding said pins retracted during a greater portion of the return stroke.

3. A device as specified in claim 2, in which the means for retracting the pins comprise arms in slidable engagement with said pins and camoperated mechanism for actuating said arms in timed relation to the oscillation of said rockshaft.

4. In an autographic register having a casing :I provided with a platen, an initial feed device comprising: a rock-shaft provided with yielding register-pins projecting normally above said platen, an actuating arm adapted to retract said pins below the platen, a spring urging said arm to pin-retracting position, a latch serving to hold said arm in inoperative position, means for moving the arm into engagement with said latch, and means for unlatching said arm when the pins vare near the front end of their working stroke.

5. Mechanism as specied in claim 4, in which the means for moving the actuating arm into latching position comprises a cam mounted on the rock-shaft.

6. Mechanism as specified in claim 4, in which the unlatching means comprise a cam which is mounted on the rock-shaft and is adapted to move the latch from engagement with the actuating arm when said rock-shaft is rocked to its forward position.

'7. An autographic register comprising: a casing having a platen-forming top; a rock-shaft journaled in said casing and equipped with normally projected extensible register pins adapted to engage perforations in stationery-strips led over said platen; a rock-shaft upon which a presserrolladapted to press said stationery strips ltogether is eccentrically mounted. said rock-shaft being equipped with an arm for swinging the presser-roll from operative engagement with the strips; and a cam on the register-pin rock-shaft in engagement with said arm and serving to retract the presser-roll when the register-pin shaft l to its normal position.

9. In an autographic register having a casing provided with a platen. an initial feed device comprising: a rock-shaft equipped with registerpins yieldingly urged above said platen, and guide means adapted to prevent withdrawal of the pins during a portion of their forward stroke and adapted to-prevent the pins from being further projected during a portion of their rearward stroke.

10. Mechanism as specified in claim 9. in which spring means are provided for automatically retracting said pins near the end of their forward stroke.

11. Mechanism as specified in claim 9, inwhich ratchet and pawl means are provided to prevent rearward movement of the pinswhile projecting through said slots.

12. In an autographic register: a casing having a platen forming top; a rock-shaft journa-ledin the front portion of said casing and provided with normally projected register-pins adapted to engage perforations in stationery led over said platen: and means restraining retraction of said pins during the main portion of their forward traverse. permitting their retraction near the conclusion of such movement. and preventing their projection during the first portion of the return stroke. v

13. Mechanism as speciiiedin claim 12. in which said means comprise an arm attached to said register pins, and a guide-member mounted on said casing to direct the movement of said arm.

14. In an autographic register: a casing having a platen thereon. a rock-shaft journaled in said casing and provided with arms, an actuating rockshaft journaled in the arms on said rock-shaft and equipped with an actuating handle. yieldingly urged register-pins mounted on said actuating krock-shaft and adapted to project above said platen, and means adapted to hold the registerpins projected or retracted With respect to the platen during a portion of the stroke of said rockshaft.

15. Mechanism as specied in claim 14, n which the means for holding the register-pins projected or retracted during the movement of said rockshaft comprises a boss mounted upon-the casing -and engaged by a stud on the actuating handle so that .the stud may make a cyclic movement about said boss. i

16.l In an autographic register: a casing having a platen forming top; a rock-shaft journaled in the front portion of said casing and provided with normally projected register-pins adapted to engage perforations inlstationery led over said platen, said rock-shaft being further provided with an operating handle outside of said casing; and means restraining retraction of said pins during the major portion of their forward traverse, permitting their retraction near the conclusion of such movement, and preventing their projection during the first portion of the return stroke.

17. In an autographic register: a frame having a palten over which stationery strips provided with register perforations may be led; and an initial feed device comprising a register pin yieldingly urged into engagement with said perforations and mounted for forward and rearward movement with respect to said platen, a transversely disposed oscillatable rock-shaft journaled in said frame and equipped with an operating handle,

stationery having forms providednear their front ends with pairs of register perforations; and an initial feed device comprising a transversely disposed rock-shaft journaled in said frame and equippedexternally .with an actuating handle, normally projected spring-supported register pins adapted to engage said pairs of perforations in succession, said pins being actuated through the medium of said rock-shaft to effect an initial feed of the stationery; co-acting means for withdrawing said pins near the end of the initial feed movement and holding them retracted during the first portion of the return stroke, and means for limiting the oscillatory movements of said rockshaft.

19. Structure as specifled in claim 18, combined with spring means for returning the rock-shaft and pins to feed-initiating position.

LOUIS JENSEN. 

